Irvin S. Cobb

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

13

Gender

Male

Birthday

1876-06-23

Deathday

1944-03-10 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

Paducah, Kentucky, USA

Also Known As

  • Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb

Irvin S. Cobb

Biography

Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb (June 23, 1876 – March 11, 1944) was an American author, humorist, editor and columnist from Paducah, Kentucky who relocated to New York in 1904, living there for the remainder of his life. He wrote for the New York World, Joseph Pulitzer's newspaper, as the highest paid staff reporter in the United States.

Known For

The Young in Heart
6.6%

The Young in Heart

Jul 6, 1938

Hawaii Calls
5.4%

Hawaii Calls

Mar 12, 1938

The Arkansas Traveler
6.0%

The Arkansas Traveler

Oct 14, 1938

Pepper
1.0%

Pepper

Aug 8, 1936

A Dream Comes True
5.5%

A Dream Comes True

Dec 31, 1935

CGF
0.0%

Cobb Goes Fishing

Oct 5, 1930

MoS
0.0%

Movies on Sundays

Jan 1, 1935

YBt
0.0%

You Bring the Ducks

Nov 24, 1934

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Acting

1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as Self (archive footage)
1938
The Arkansas Traveler as Town Constable
1938
The Young in Heart as Senator Albert Jennings
1938
Hawaii Calls as Captain O'Hare
1936
Pepper as John Wilkes
1936
Everybody's Old Man as William Franklin
1935
A Dream Comes True as Himself (uncredited)
1935
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara as Self
1935
Steamboat Round the Bend as Captain Eli
1935
Movies on Sundays as Himself
1934
You Bring the Ducks as Irvin S. Cobb
1934
The Ballad of Paducah Jail as Fictional Irvin S. Cobb
1930
Cobb Goes Fishing as Irvin

Crew

1935
Mississippi as Technical Advisor

Writing

1953
The Sun Shines Bright as Story
1950
Danger as Writer
1939
Our Leading Citizen as Story
1934
The Ballad of Paducah Jail as Screenplay
1934
Judge Priest as Writer
1933
The Woman Accused as Author
1920
The Life of the Party as Story
1918
The Face in the Dark as Writer
1917
Fighting Odds as Theatre Play
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